Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-09
SHOOK AND FARM

sTOoK AND FARM
The cat crop of Mcpherson county i
way above the average.
Oskaloosa Independent: Some OF the
wheat IN these parts turns out = very
fair yield-much better than vas indi-
Gated eallier.-ChaA Buck ont so acres
which he thinks is as good orop q he
ever raised.
Parsons Eclipse: Parties yesterday
succeeded in ieniting the gas in the old
gas we'll southeast Of the CITY. The
noise iaoinR from the we'll indicates
that there is abundance Of gas. and whils
The National Agricultural Department.
report makes the decrease in the hog
supply 1900, 900 from last year, and the
hog cholera still devastating the herds
in some parts Of the country. This
points to good prices 70 year at least.
| Do not let the strawberries mat too
thickly in the rowA Il il better 10 have
the space between the rows cultivated,
and manure worked in, 60 as to benefit
the crop for next season. Out away the
runners Il they become too numerous.
Osborne Journal: g. M. CLARK, living
three miles northwest OF town, showed
Us curiosity last week which ,onsists
Of an egg within an egg. The outer egg
is inches one way and the other, and
the inside one is Of the usual size.
The time for blowing varies to meet
the requirements of different soils and
localities. And az the time and manner
OF blowing advances no definite rules
can be laid down by which to govern
the operation, but every piece Of land
must be considered by ITSELF
To have fine turf the grass should
be sufficiently vigorous to require NOV,
ing afleast once q week. To NOW often
and leave the clippings is better thanto
let grass get 30 large that it must be
raked up and removed. Remove all
perennial weeds by the roots.
Garden City Sentinel: There is no
doubt whatever but that our soil is
adapted to the growth of the mulberry,
and our climate to the healthy develop
ment OF the silk worm, and with the
thousand of Memonites to start the bus
inese it ought to prove success.
Osborne Go. Farmer: The flock Of W.
A. Neiswanger yielded clip of 1910
pounds, making an average Of pounds,
IS ounces The ram flock gave an sv-
erage of % pounds. The flock will move
back to Wolf creek his week.
Well-conducted experiments at the
Massachusetts, Agricultural Station show
medium sized whole potatoes obtained
from tubers of corresponding size. In
the above trials sulphate of potash pro-
duced better results than the muriate Of
potash.
Give to the COWS none but the best
and purest food. With no other stock
is this 80 essential, for the reason that
it has been fully demonstrated by COM
petent authorities that the milk is very
prolific source of transmitting disease
germs from impure food, and especially
from impure water.
Dragging harrow over the plowed
ground is one of the hardest tasks that
horses have 10 do in farm work, and
teams are often imposed upon while
doing it. The walking is hard for both
driver and horses, and the former is often
tempted to ride either on the harrow or
one of the horses, not thinking or caring
what the consequences really are.
South Kansas Tribune: The wheat
harvest in Montgomery county is now
over, and this week the stacking viii be
finished and threshing begin. The acre
age is near $4,000, but the quality and
yield is the best for many years. and il
has been saved in fine condition. Hum
dreds Of fields will yield 40 bushels per
acre, and the general average viii be
about 80 bushels over the county. Very
many Of the farmers will thresh from the
shock, and the weather is very favorable
for the work. Our people will have
400, 900 bushels of the best quality of
grain to be milled or shipped.